Madelyn Castillo-MacKenzie perched on the edge of her couch, her heart racing with disbelief as she stared at her daughter on the screen. Beside her, Anthony MacKenzie wore an expression of incredulous astonishment, his brow furrowed in concern.
Their daughter Rayleigh had just informed them that she was officially and legally married to Isabelle, and the news felt like an unexpected earthquake beneath their carefully constructed lives.
In another window of the video call, Maneeya Kanchanakul, Isabelle's mother, appeared equally taken aback. The two mothers exchanged glances, both flabbergasted at the whirlwind decision their daughters had made without involving them.
"Why did you agree to this audacity and craziness, Rose?" Madelyn asked, her voice climbing in pitch, the frustration bubbling to the surface.
